MagicDraw UML Recognized by the Jolts for the Second Time Plano, TX, April 2, 2007. No Magic, Inc.®, a leading vendor of architecture and business modeling software, is proud to announce that MagicDraw UML has been named a Jolt Productivity Award winner in the Design Tools and Modeling category at the 17th Annual Jolt Product Excellence and Productivity Awards ceremony held at the SD West Conference and Expo.

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Plano, TX, July 30, 2008. No Magic, Inc., a leading vendor of business architecture and modeling software, announces the release of Cameo Requirements+ 2.0. This version of the 4th generation business and software requirements management tool adds extreme flexibility for business users to define business requirements that meet their process and business goals. A business can now truly create, manage, and manipulate requirements and related information without boundaries. Cameo Requirements+ can relate any kind of information you can imagine. Information can be laws, rules, media, documents, web pages, or any other type of custom data that applies specifically to your unique business needs. A business analyst can define the constraints and relationship between each special element for his specific business domain. Specific business rules can be defined within the tool to enforce a high level of data integrity and correctness, thus allowing the business analysts to prevent human error.

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For more information about Cameo Requirements+ visit www.cameoalm.com website.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw RSXConverter 1.0. MagicDraw RSXConverter provides a seamless way to convert IBM^® Rational^® Software Architect or IBM^® Rational^® Software Modeler file format to MagicDraw-supported file format. Read more.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of SysML Plugin 15.5 and DoDAF Plugin 15.5 for MagicDraw. SysML 15.5 plugin adds an active validation suite for checking SysML Constraints, report templates for Allocation Table and Requirement Table, and other several improvements. DoDAF plugin 15.5 adds support of DoDAF 1.5 specification and several bug fixes.

Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new SysML plugin 15.5 features or to read more about the detailed description of the new DoDAF plugin 15.5 features.

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ParaMagic(TM) plugin makes MagicDraw SysML models come alive! Using the quantitative information and constraint relationships displayed in SysML diagrams, model-builders can run simulations from the earliest stages of system design. In traditional domains of system engineering like aerospace and transportation, users can explore system performance, estimate cost and allocate resources. Developers leveraging MagicDraw's DoDAF and business modeling capabilities can add parametric simulation using SysML submodels for defense planning, business process analysis and computational finance.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of our MagicDraw CSV Import plugin. The CSV Import plugin is a MagicDraw plugin that will read values in a comma separated values (CSV) file and create model elements, diagrams and relationships from that data. MagicDraw users will have the capability to create MagicDraw models from their data stored in spreadsheets, relational databases and other repositories. To try the plugin, go to the MagicDraw Help menu and select the Resource/Plugin Manager to download and install our MagicDraw CSV Import Plugin.

Plano, TX, July 8, 2008. No Magic, Inc., a leading vendor of architecture and business modeling software, announces the release of MagicDraw 15.5. This version of No Magic's award-winning business process, and architecture modeling tool adds Project Branching and Model Merge capabilities that allow multiple development teams to easily work on a single product. Provided/Required Interfaces of Port now can be displayed in the Composite Structure diagram using lollipop/fork notation. Active Validation has also been added to instantly checks model, displays errors in the model and suggests solutions. Automatic and manual synchronization of parameters and arguments was improved. Open API has been changed to reflect the updates in the UML metamodel. Additionally, enhancements to the Open API and Report Wizard were added.

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Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new MagicDraw UML 15.5 features.

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ParaMagic^TM plugin makes MagicDraw SysML models come alive! Using the quantitative information and constraint relationships displayed in SysML diagrams, model-builders can run simulations from the earliest stages of system design. In traditional domains of system engineering like aerospace and transportation, users can explore system performance, estimate cost and allocate resources. Developers leveraging MagicDraw's DoDAF and business modeling capabilities can add parametric simulation using SysML submodels for defense planning, business process analysis and computational finance.

Read more in the ParaMagic brochure. Click here to evaluate ParaMagic plugin.

DoDAF profile is updated to support DoDAF 1.5 specification:

• Added SOA Service and Service Specification for SOA modeling support.
• Adjusted OV-2 and SV-1 products, report and matrixes.
• New validation rules.

Bugs fixed:

• Fixed the All View report by including TV-1 and TV-2 in the report.
• Fixed the Used By section in the AV-2 report.
• Fixed report errors such as header and footer in OpenOffice for Linux platform.
• Added DoDAF diagrams grouping in the Browser
• Added possibility to create Operational Rule and Systems Rule not from all Operational View and Systems View packages.

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The SysML Plugin has been updated to reflect changes based on feedback from our users and the latest discussions with OMG. The SysML plugin is an optional product for MagicDraw, adding System Engineering diagrams and modeling constructs for describing hardware, software, or heterogeneous systems.

To try the plugin, go to the Help menu and select the Resource/Plugin Manager to download and install.

• More than 30 additional SysML constraints in validation suite. These constraints are hard-coded into SysML plugin, allowing a considerable performance gain in the validation process.
• Active Validation for more than 30 SysML Constraints. In SysML 15.5 plugin, an active validation suite is added for checking SysML Constraints. This feature helps identifying inconsistency in SysML models as a user modifies them. When a constraint is broken, appropriate solutions are suggested to correct the model in a blink of an eye.
• 6 report templates for Allocation Table and Requirement Table. They are used together with MagicReport plugin in MagicDraw.
• Ability to switch requirement type quickly.
• The Hybrid Sport Utility Vehicle and Inverted Pendulum SysML sample have been updated with useful information and usage.

The SysML plugin includes SysML profile, template, all SysML diagrams, SysML samples project, SysML usability features, and System Engineer perspective. The System Engineer perspective (the specific mode of the MagicDraw user interface for SysML modeling) includes SysML specific menus, toolbars, diagrams, specification dialogs and user interface.

Please note that SysML 15.5 Beta 2 will work with MagicDraw 15.5 Beta 2 and MagicDraw 15.5 GA only.

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No Magic, Inc. is going to participate in INCOSE 2008 Symposium at the Jaarbeurs Conference Center (Beatrix building), Utrecht, the Netherlands on June 15-19. Visit our booth #14 and see how to model, analyze, support, simulate, and validate system-level design decisions with Parametric simulation and analysis added to our MagicDraw ParaMagic and SysML plugins.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw 15.5 EAP beta 2. MagicDraw UML 15.5 release will include Project Branching support in teamwork, Model Merge, Active Validation, provided and required interfaces in the Composite Structure and other diagrams, and a lot of other improvements.

Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new MagicDraw UML 15.5 EAP beta 2 features.

Please note that MagicDraw UML 15.5 EAP 2 beta is in the late stages of beta development. Thus, its stability and robustness cannot be guaranteed, as with any beta until it becomes GA. We recommend that you do not use this release or any EAP beta releases for production software projects. Your feedback on this beta is greatly appreciated to help make MagicDraw have the highest quality and most full featured tool on the market.

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JavaOne show has ended. This was one of many JavaOne shows that No Magic had the pleasure of showing our award winning UML/BPMN/DoDAF/SysML/DSL based architecture tool MagicDraw, and talking about our upcoming application training/consulting services. We appreciate your time stopping by our booth.

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The SysML Plugin has been updated to reflect changes based on feedback from our users and the latest discussions with OMG. The SysML plugin is an optional product for MagicDraw, adding System Engineering diagrams and modeling constructs for describing hardware, software, or heterogeneous systems.

To try the plugin, go to the Help menu and select the Resource/Plugin Manager to download and install.

• More than 30 additional SysML constraints in validation suite. These constraints are hard-coded into SysML plugin, allowing a considerable performance gain in the validation process.
• Active Validation for SysML Constraints. In SysML 15.5 plugin, an active validation suite is added for checking SysML Constraints. This feature helps identifying inconsistency in SysML models as a user modifies them. When a constraint is broken, appropriate solutions are suggested to correct the model in a blink of an eye. Full function of this feature will be available in SysML 15.5 EAP Beta 2 plugin.
• 5 report templates for Allocation Table and Requirement Table.^* They are used together with MagicReport plugin in MagicDraw.
• Ability to switch requirement type quickly.^*
• The Inverted Pendulum SysML sample has been updated with useful information and usage.

^* This feature will be functional in SysML 15.5 EAP Beta 2 plugin.

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DoDAF profile is updated to support DoDAF 1.5 specification:

• Added SOA Service and Service Specification for SOA modeling support.
• Adjusted OV-2 and SV-1 products, report and matrixes.
• New validation rules.

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Come and join us at the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum taking place May 13-15, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. We invite you to stop by our booth #860 to check out our award winning modeling tool MagicDraw UML, SysML and DoDAF plugins. After a detailed evaluation of the modeling tool market, ACORD chose MagicDraw UML as the tool to model the official ACORD Insurance Industry Reference Model.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw 15.5 EAP beta 1. MagicDraw UML 15.5 release will include Project Branching support in teamwork, Model Merge, Active Validation, provided and required interfaces in the Composite Structure and other diagrams, and a lot of other improvements.

Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new MagicDraw UML 15.5 EAP beta 1 features.

Please note that MagicDraw UML 15.5 EAP 1 beta is in the late stages of beta development. Thus, its stability and robustness cannot be guaranteed, as with any beta until it becomes GA. We recommend that you do not use this release or any EAP beta releases for production software projects. Your feedback on this beta is greatly appreciated to help make MagicDraw have the highest quality and most full featured tool on the market.

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MagicDraw RConverter 1.4 SP has fixed a duplicate ID problem on models with many sequence diagrams.

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No Magic is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw 15.1. Our MagicDraw UML 15.1 release is focused on usability improvements. These usability enhancements include automatic synchronization of Parameters and Arguments, support arc styles of horizontal and vertical line jumps, new Find/Replace functionality, and a lot of other improvements. In adition, our SysML plugin has been updated to reflect changes based on feedback from our users along with the latest work we are doing as a key contributor at the OMG.

Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new MagicDraw UML 15.1 features or to read more about the detailed description of the new SysML plugin 15.1 features.

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No Magic invites you to DoD Architectures Conference

No Magic, the co-sponsor of DoD Architectures Conference, invites MagicDraw users to the conference in Vienna, VA. IDGA's 6th Annual DoD Architectures will take place in Sheraton Premiere Hotel at Tysons Corner on March 17-19, 2008. Daniel Brookshier, Chief Architect of No Magic Inc., will present in "Real-World SOA and DoDAF 1.5" workshop.

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MagicDraw 15.1 EAP beta is released

No Magic is pleased to announce the release of MagicDraw 15.1 EAP beta. MagicDraw UML 15.1 release is focused on usability improvements. These usability enhancements include automatic synchronization of Parameters and Arguments, support of an arc style of horizontal and vertical line jumps, Find/Replace functionality, and a lot of other improvements. The SysML plugin has been updated to reflect changes based on feedback from our users and the latest discussions with the OMG.

Check our New and Noteworthy section to read more about the detailed description of the new MagicDraw UML 15.1 EAP beta features.

Please note that MagicDraw UML 15.1 EAP beta is in the late stages of beta development. Thus, its stability and robustness cannot be guaranteed, as with any beta until it becomes GA. We recommend that you do not use this release or any EAP beta releases for production software projects. Your feedback on this beta is greatly appreciated to help make MagicDraw have the highest quality and most full featured tool on the market.

Download MagicDraw UML 15.1 EAP beta today!
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MagicDraw RConverter 1.4 is released

What's New in MagicDraw RConverter 1.4

• Supports Category filtering: The user does not have to convert the entire project anymore. Category filtering allows you to select only what you want to convert.
• Supports Element Type Suffix for Model Property: If the same Model Property Name is applied to many Element Types, the conversion will append the Element Type Name after the Model Property Name in order to separate each Model Property with the same name for each Element Type.
• Conversion Monitoring: For each conversion, Rconverter will write a log entry in a resource file. The information will consist of every element that was converted. Or if the conversion was interrupted, then the log file will tell you the last conversion point and identify the cause of the interruption.
• Reported bugs fixed.

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MagicDraw 15.0 Service Pack 1 is released.

MagicDraw 15.0 SP1 solves Sequence diagram, C++, report wizard and other issues.

MagicRQ plugin 14.0 SP 2 and 15.0 SP1 is released

MagicRQ plugin 14.0 SP 2 and 15.0 SP1 removes the file "cmdow.exe", because some anti-virus softwares falsely identify this file malware. Formerly, the "cmdow.exe" file that was included allowed the window to be hidden that showed the message exchange status between MagicDraw and the interface to DOORS^TM or RequisitePro^TM.

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Magicdraw online eSchool for UML and SysML website is open

Our MagicDraw online eSchool will guide you through tutorials that explain practical modeling, diagramming, and engineering techniques using MagicDraw UML. The methods demonstrated here are based on many years of experience using and applying MagicDraw UML on real-world problems, and are developed in close consultation with our MagicDraw developers, the MagicDraw Support Team, newsgroup contributions, and customer feedback.

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MagicDraw 15.0 Adds the Latest UML Support

Plano, TX, January 7, 2008. No Magic, Inc., a leading vendor of architecture modeling software, today announced the release of MagicDraw® 15.0. This version of No Magic's award-winning business process, and architecture modeling tool adds the full UML 2.1.2 support. It includes all changes of UML 2.1, UML 2.1.1 and UML 2.1.2 specifications. All changes are reflected in notation, XMI, EMF interchange, UML 1.4 import and all other related functionalities. Open API has been changed to reflect the updates in the UML metamodel. Also, the multiple usability enhancements were added.

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Check New and Noteworthy section to read the detailed description of MagicDraw UML 15.0 features.